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Internet Explorer Error
A friend has IE6 installed on her Win XP laptop. Suddenly, three times
out of four, when opening IE, it shows a general error message. When I click on "Don't Send" (the error report), the program closes. The computer seems to be functioning fine otherwise. Is there a fix for this? Thanks! Scott |
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Internet Explorer Error
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A friend has IE6 installed on her Win XP laptop. Suddenly, three times out of four, when opening IE, it shows a general error message. When I click on "Don't Send" (the error report), the program closes. The computer seems to be functioning fine otherwise. Is there a fix for this? "General Error Message"? I would bet there is a little more you could give here - but chances are this error is the same a lot of others are getting.. Close all Internet Explorer windows. Open notepad and put the following in it... ** copy below this line ** Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PROTECT_DECOM PRESSION_FILTER_FROM_ABORT_KB942367] "*"=dword:00000001 ** copy above this line ** It's a total of THREE lines saved into a a file that is not a .txt file (file extension of .txt) but a .REG file (file extension of .reg). Technically - it is nothing more than a text file with a file extension that Windows recognizes and content that it knows what to do with. I'll repeat them - but with "line #: " in front of each line so when it wraps you know what it shold be. line 1: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 line 2: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PROTECT_DECOM PRESSION_FILTER_FROM_ABORT_KB942367] line 3: "*"=dword:00000001 It's also recommended you press enter on the last line (taking you to a fourth line with nothing on it) before you save the document in notepad as (save as option) (type of "all files") 'ANameYouMakeUp.reg'... Then - simply double-click on it and when it asks - you *do* merge it into your registry. Further information: On a Windows XP SP2-based computer that has certain cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer installed, Internet Explorer 6 may stop responding when you try to visit a Web site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942367/ -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Internet Explorer Error
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... A friend has IE6 installed on her Win XP laptop. Suddenly, three times out of four, when opening IE, it shows a general error message. When I click on "Don't Send" (the error report), the program closes. The computer seems to be functioning fine otherwise. Is there a fix for this? Thanks! Scott Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these Web pages. Help with malwa All MS-MVP Sites. http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 So How Did I Get Infected Anyway? For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus, whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you owe it to the author. See also: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure of. -- Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM www.fjsmjs.com Do not reply with email |
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Internet Explorer Error
On 19 Dec, 06:13, "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
Scott wrote: A friend has IE6 installed on her Win XP laptop. Suddenly, three times out of four, when opening IE, it shows a general error message. *When I click on "Don't Send" (the error report), the program closes. The computer seems to be functioning fine otherwise. Is there a fix for this? "General Error Message"? I would bet there is a little more you could give here - but chances are this error is the same a lot of others are getting.. Close all Internet Explorer windows. Open notepad and put the following in it... ** copy below this line ** Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PROTECT_DECOM PRESSION_FILTER_FROM_ABOR*T_KB942367] "*"=dword:00000001 ** copy above this line ** It's a total of THREE lines saved into a a file that is not a .txt file (file extension of .txt) but a .REG file (file extension of .reg). Technically - it is nothing more than a text file with a file extension that Windows recognizes and content that it knows what to do with. *I'll repeat them - but with "line #: " in front of each line so when it wraps you know what it shold be. line 1: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 line 2: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_PROTECT_DECOM PRESSION_FILTER_FROM_ABOR*T_KB942367] line 3: "*"=dword:00000001 It's also recommended you press enter on the last line (taking you to a fourth line with nothing on it) before you save the document in notepad as (save as option) (type of "all files") 'ANameYouMakeUp.reg'... *Then - simply double-click on it and when it asks - you *do* merge it into your registry. Further information: On a Windows XP SP2-based computer that has certain cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer installed, Internet Explorer 6 may stop responding when you try to visit a Web sitehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/942367/ -- Shenan Stanley * * *MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Hi Shenan I'd the same problem and couldn't figure out why IE6 started to crash on some of my usual web pages. I read in another group today that Microsoft have now released a fix for the update that caused this problem (KB942615). It can be found he- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946627 Tom |
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